Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones

Hurricanes are tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Basin (Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico) and in the Pacific east of the International Date Line.

Typhoons are tropical cyclones over the northern Pacific west of the date line.

Tropical cyclones in the South Pacific and over the Indian Ocean are just called cyclones.

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